Mark Connolly and the Edmonton AM crew kicked off Grey Cup celebrations at the Spirit of Edmonton breakfast Friday— giving fans a rowdy wake-up call with music, food and revelry.
Fans, CFL brass and football legends joined the morning crew as CBC broadcast live from the Shaw Conference Centre.
In honour of the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> coming to our city, here’s a flashback to 1992 when <a href=”https://twitter.com/MarkConnollyCBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MarkConnollyCBC</a> went to the <a href=”https://twitter.com/EdmontonEsks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@EdmontonEsks</a> training camp to try out for the team. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TBT</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/yeg?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#yeg</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup2018</a> <a href=”https://t.co/ucDcoaBmue”>pic.twitter.com/ucDcoaBmue</a>
—@EdmAMCBC
Good morning! Who’s headed to the Spirit of Edmonton <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> breakfast this morning? <a href=”https://twitter.com/EdmAMCBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@EdmAMCBC</a> is live on your radio right now from the <a href=”https://twitter.com/EdmontonSCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@EdmontonSCC</a>. It’s a morning of sports and coffee. Tune in! ? <a href=”https://t.co/4f9ZwHOidE”>pic.twitter.com/4f9ZwHOidE</a>
—@MyCBCYEG
Lots of coffee and a few helpings of sluice juice, the potent brew with a top secret recipe, put revellers in the spirit.
CBC will be back on location Friday afternoon when host Adrienne Pan and the Radio Active crew broadcast from the Westin Hotel.
The event is open to the public so stop by and join in.
These guys are real team players. <a href=”https://twitter.com/MarkConnollyCBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MarkConnollyCBC</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/MinDhariwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MinDhariwal</a> and <a href=”https://twitter.com/kdawson70?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@kdawson70</a> sporting our super stylish <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CBC</a> jerseys. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> <a href=”https://t.co/ZCNEKPXFKP”>pic.twitter.com/ZCNEKPXFKP</a>
—@EdmAMCBC
We may or may not have met a hardcore Esks fan. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> <a href=”https://t.co/BhoMGDnKcB”>pic.twitter.com/BhoMGDnKcB</a>
—@MyCBCYEG
.<a href=”https://twitter.com/MinDhariwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MinDhariwal</a> found the sluice juice! <a href=”https://t.co/KgrhZ3U4XJ”>pic.twitter.com/KgrhZ3U4XJ</a>
—@MyCBCYEG
Who wore it better: <a href=”https://twitter.com/kdawson70?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@kdawson70</a> or <a href=”https://twitter.com/faliceemo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@faliceemo</a>? <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> <a href=”https://t.co/b5ABSRchwO”>pic.twitter.com/b5ABSRchwO</a>
—@MyCBCYEG
Officially off the market ? <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> <a href=”https://t.co/ehhJlbacFG”>pic.twitter.com/ehhJlbacFG</a>
—@namynnob
That’s a wrap on Mark About Town from the Spirit of Edmonton breakfast! Thanks for tuning in.<br><br>We’ll back this afternoon with <a href=”https://twitter.com/CBCRadioActive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CBCRadioActive</a>, live from The Westin Hotel from 3 – 6 p.m. This event is open to the public so stop by! We’ll have more tuques and swag. ?<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GreyCup</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/yeg?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#yeg</a> <a href=”https://t.co/Igc84VluSQ”>pic.twitter.com/Igc84VluSQ</a>
—@MyCBCYEG